Some loves are like a vice that has ceased to give pleasure.
We do not attach any intrinsic value to the Cross; this would be sinful and idolatrous. Our veneration is referred to Him who died upon it.
I am no longer a curmudgeon. I am a curmudgeon emeritus.
There are no office hours for leaders.
A civil ruler dabbling in religion is as reprehensible as a clergyman dabbling in politics. Both render themselves odious as well as ridiculous.
Like all valuable commodities, truth is often counterfeited.
A critic is a man who expects miracles.
If you want the world to pay for projects, you have to be able to display why you're worthy.
I don’t think we can separate art from overall human dignity and hope.
We occupy the planet with a vengeance. We seek to dominate it.
Everywhere I look and most of the time I look, I see photographs.